from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

Etymologies

Short for Portuguese cobra (de capello), snake (with a hood), from Latin colubra, feminine of coluber.

(American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

From Portuguese cobra, from Latin colubra ("snake"). (Wiktionary)

Examples

She saw before her one of the most venomous of serpents, the black naja, or "spitting-snake" -- the cobra of Africa -- far more dangerous than its congener the _cobra de capello_ of India, because far more active in its movements, and equally fatal in its bite.

Just think of this, you are unable to do your job because of health reason, you are terminated, you pay over 1300.00 per month cobra for 18 mo., when the cobra is ended, then you pay 797.00 per month for coverage on yourself only and do not have the really good plan you had when you were working, you will welcome a health care reform that will help with this.

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